Blues vs. Blackhawks Watch and Listen Online LIVE STREAM: NHL Live Feed and Coverage from Chicago

The St. Louis Blues vs. the Chicago Blackhawks battle it out on the ice at the Xcel Energy Center in Chicago on Thursday, April 4 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Read on to see where fans can watch and listen to a live stream of the Thursday evening hockey game online and catch up-to-date feeds and coverage on highlight plays and scores. 

The Blues head into Thursday night's game as the no 9 team in the NHL Western Conference. St. Louis snags the overall no 13 spot in the division, with a 18-14-2 record. Here's the team breakdown by Bleacher Report sports columnist Tom Schreier:

Major Transaction? The Blues went out and got Jay Bouwmeester from the Flames and Jordan Leopold from the Sabres to solidify their blue line.

Why They're Here: St. Louis is not the most talented team in the league, but they play hard every night and have one of the best coaches in the league.

Short-Term Outlook: It's all about how this team does in the playoffs. They should be in at this point, but they are going to have to win as a late seed in just about every round. The Blues are built for playoff hockey and there's no reason they can't be a dark-horse contender this year.

The Blackhawks snag the no 1 spot in the NHL Western Conference, and the no 1 overall spot with a 26-5-3 record (out of 30 teams). As Schreier reports:

Major Transaction? The Blackhawks wisely stood pat at the deadline. Why mess with something that is working?

Why They're Here: The Hawks sit atop the league because they have the core of their 2010 championship team and have built around them after suffering serious cap casualties.

Short-Term Outlook: This team should be thinking Stanley Cup right now. They have most of the key components from the last championship and have enough depth around them to avoid a playoff letdown like they experienced after winning it all three years ago

The game will be broadcasted live on FS-MW and CSN-CH, but fans can also listen in on the radio at  101 Sports, KFNS, 720 WGN, ESPN 1000, and 670 The Score.

For ESPN's complete NHL power rank standings for the regular 2012-2013 season, go here.

For fans who want to try out a free live stream (which may mean downloading a torrent), click here.

For a one-time fee, fans can access a NHL Gamecenter Live pass.

ESPN, ESPN Scoreboard, and NHL.com  are both good sources for up-to-date game coverage and feeds.

Official NHL team websites: Blues and Blackhawks.